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The second annual Pepperdine Math Day was held on Saturday, November 15, on the campus of
Pepperdine University in Malibu.
The primary purposes of this annual event are to promote interest and reward excellence in mathematics and science,
as well as to increase the interaction between Pepperdine and our local Southern California high school faculty and students.
Nearly 125 students and accompanying faculty and parents from 12 Southern California schools were in attendance.
The main event of the day was a
competitive written math exam.
The visiting faculty enjoyed an interesting presentions and
discussion on Pi, as well as some good company and refreshments.
The overall average score was 28.7 out of 45 (no penalty for incorrect answers).
A breakdown of results on the exam is here.
Also, a grade by grade breakdown of the scores is as follows:
| Grade | Low | Average | High |
| 9 | 18 | 27.2 | 40 |
| 10 | 11 | 30.8 | 44 |
| 11 | 7 | 27.5 | 43 |
| 12 | 10 | 29.1 | 44 |
Top scorer from each school
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David Ke
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Arcadia High School
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Allison Gaines, Ari Ross (tie)
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Calabasas High School
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Yeyson Carillo
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City Honors High School
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Caleb Kim
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Crescenta Valley High School
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Teni Ayo-Ariyo
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King/Drew High School
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Jessica Phillips
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Malibu High School
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Kevin Truong
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Mark Keppel High School
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James Han
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Northwood High School
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William Liao
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Palos Verdes High School
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Katharine Daly
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Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
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Kevin Yin
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San Marino High School
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Top three team scorers (listed in order of score)
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First Place
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Katharine Daly, Charles Wen,
Brian Jeong, Ethan Lee,
Andrew Zhang
Vararat Chaiyong, faculty advisor
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Second Place
San Marino High School
Kevin Yin, Roger Sheu,
Jack Tseng, Alice Zhang,
Bryan Mau
Tom Ambruster, faculty advisor
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Third place
Northwood High School
James Han, John Yu,
Ninad More, Steven Chen,
Timothy Hsu
Chris DiAntonio, faculty advisor
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Three other schools tied for fourth place, just two points behind the third place team:
Arcadia High School
Crescenta Valley High School
Mark Keppel High School
Top individual scorers
(not all top scorers are in photo)
| Score |
Name |
School |
Grade |
| 44 | Kevin Truong | Mark Keppel | 12 |
| 44 | Kevin Yin | San Marino | 10 |
| 44 | Katharine Daly | P.V. Peninsula | 10 |
| 43 | David Ke | Arcadia | 12 |
| 43 | Charles Wen | P.V. Peninsula | 12 |
| 43 | Roger Sheu | San Marino | 12 |
| 42 | Jack Tseng | San Marino | 12 |
| 42 | Jason Jong | Arcadia | 12 |
| 42 | Brian Jeong | P.V. Peninsula | 12 |
| 42 | James Han | Northwood | 11 |
Congratulations to all of the top scorers, and to all of the students who participated!
A number of prizes were awarded, including Pepperdine scholarships of up to $2500, as well as some excellent mathematical computer software and calculators donated by our sponsors, whom we thank for their generous support this and every year.
Finally, a special thanks to all of the Pepperdine students and faculty who helped with the day!
See you all at Pepperdine Math Day 2009!
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